DEVICE FOR LAMINATING SMART CARDS AND ASSOCIATED LAMINATION METHOD

摘要

This invention relates to laminating device for laminating smart cards, where the said smart cards are incorporated in a blank. Said device comprises a unit for depositing and pre-gluing a protective layer on at least one blank, a laminating unit comprising means for pressing, heating and cooling at least one blank, a unit for cutting the blank into a smart card with the standard marketing format. The pressing, heating and cooling means comprise two supports placed opposite each other and displaceable towards each other in order to apply pressure on the said blank. Each support comprises at least one ceramic heating and cooling device comprising a stack made up of a ceramic block and a metal laminating plate.

主权项

1. A laminating device for laminating smart cards, the said smart cards being incorporated into a blank in a special manufacturing format with dimensions greater than those of the final smart card, where the said device comprises:
a unit for depositing and pre-gluing a protective layer on at least one blank, a laminating unit comprising means for pressing, heating and cooling at least one blank, a unit for cutting the blank into a smart card with the standard marketing format, wherein the pressing, heating and cooling means of the laminating unit comprises two supports placed opposite each other and displaceable towards each other in order to apply pressure on the said blank, where each support comprises at least one ceramic heating and cooling device comprising a stack made up of a ceramic block and a metal laminating plate that is designed to be in contact with the blank to laminate.